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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Utah rates for HCPCS 86705

This blood test looks for a specific type of antibody that the body produces early in a hepatitis B infection, which helps identify a recent or active infection rather than one from long ago. It is often used together with other hepatitis B blood tests to clarify the timing and stage of infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$7.08 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.13 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 21st of 51

$13.49

AK $39.81MD $8.91

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.